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Last day to comment on Highland Park Way SW bike lane/trail concepts
SDOT is considering plans to improve bike access up and down Highland Park Way SW, a long and fairly steep section of roadway that serves as the only viable bike route option between the Duwamish Trail/1st Ave Bridge and Highland Park. Complete their online survey by June 15 (tomorrow!). Building this connection is one of…
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SDOT seeks bids on bike projects to connect Georgetown to downtown and South Park + What’s the deal with these bids?
Two projects with big potential for connecting Georgetown to the north and south are officially seeking contractor bids with hopes that construction can begin in 2024. The Georgetown to South Park Connection is a walking and biking trail from S Bailey Street in the Georgetown business district to the South Park Bridge. It is being…
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People riding e-bikes and scooters on King County trails are no longer unknowingly breaking the rules
Here’s some good news you didn’t know you needed: The King County Council has legalized riding Class 1 and 2 e-bikes as well as electric scooters on the county’s trails. I’m guessing most of you out there had no idea this was not already legal, and e-bike riders have been happily and safely riding there…
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Watch: The Best Sides of Cycling mini-documentary now online
If you missed the local screenings, you can now watch Philip Thangsombat’s mini-documentary The Best Sides of Cycling on the Best Side Cycling YouTube channel. The 20-minute film shows Hanoch Yeung biking from Seattle to Vancouver with his father and leading a group ride up a series of ridiculous hills. The result is a lovely…
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Bike Bingo is back! + Bicycle Benefits alleycat and relaunch party Saturday
Ian has left his perch on top of a water tower in Maine to give the Seattle Bicycle Benefits program renewed energy. That means not only are new businesses getting added to the Bicycle Benefits lineup, but Bike Bingo is also back for the summer. If you want to get a big head start on…
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Lime’s new throttle/pedal assist hybrid e-bike makes the best dockless bike even better
I was worried when I first read Lime’s announcement that they were launching a new throttle-controlled e-bike in Seattle because their existing Gen3 pedal-assist e-bikes were by far the best bike share bikes I’ve ever ridden. Would the new Gen4 bikes be more like sit-down scooters than bikes (like the Veo Cosmo “bikes”)? Well, I…
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